2-Bit Riffs Ep 9 - Let's Play Bionic Commando [NES]
1Join Tim and Brian every Monday, Wednesday and Friday as they play and riff on video games from all eras! Today we have Bionic Commando; a Capcom classic from the NES released in 1988!
About Bionic Commando
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System
Bionic Commando is a video game franchise consisting of an original arcade game released in 1987, and several later versions and sequels. The original Japanese arcade game and its Famicom counterpart (Hitler's Resurrection) are called Top Secret (Japanese: トップシークレット, Hepburn: Toppu Shīkuretto?).
The original arcade game was advertised in the United States as a sequel to Commando, going as far to refer to the game's main character as Super Joe (the protagonist of Commando) in the promotional brochure, who was originally an unnamed member of a "special commando unit" in the Japanese and World versions. In 1988, Capcom produced a home version for the Nintendo Entertainment System, also titled Bionic Commando, that was drastically different from the original arcade game.